The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-06-19

apsrters, and Mcclellan had replied; TRY
him BY drum: head court martial, and II found
s sSi.y m nsnf p IL =. dsnsa farce
yencd TO convict. The Idea is that the Victim
guilty bat mnst be dsposfS Of sSsS1ainf 70
feet that I openly and boldly approached he'd the ne
Union picket and that srrIsd was no c %elabf
IN o my M favor. The cficer 81 the picket
ssid sBy snd ne 70 seaf ny
you'd Identity e &c ns b
Some OF The members Of the court were op.
posed sns me ths e chance iof my life Sqt
nn Sas sd nsn ss sou for
conducted back to the guard house TO walt,
s s g 9 s ssa as oSsss
inc infor snYi that Gen. @'u utterly repudlated
mics Ny axsy sns saf &c Would uss
to ask further delay. In ten minutes was
found guilty and to hsd
Gen. ,od denied der. d. PG, ia den ,s,'
him. and such proved to DO the case. Housed
H. Az he h. and T maSs aPa
portion Of It. and then flung It down with tho
assertion that he knew no one o. my nam e;
where was confined. Some beams and boards
were taken from an abandoned house, and the
was very pTde srask
ssss Is%srss tBos hod s' 5sSIs
daylight curious change took place In me. !
began TO wonder 4 was really the n. man n.
fore ti had come to. the conclusion that | was
cared This idea toSk such firm iodgmasns IN
my my T %1f IDENTITY Sasa ~fd fet thst
tried and honestly convicted. and that ought
TO tor IN e asa Ths et only vi hang
ing which made me cringe was the fail through
The + seemed t to mo az rsestsd on
was con con at the same time with the refiec-
ton that Il would soon DO oyer, ,,.
out and escorted 10 the foot Of the gallows. II
remember right there was about hall conf
pany Of infantry on the ground, Only lew
OF the soldiers In camp were out to witness the
me with spiritual consolation in the presence
% me sn fee tenn n a% I'D
in twenty he uttered. was all the time won;
ds.nG how long before It you'd be and
foid was vas really glad Of i. There was nothing
I TOOK my place on. the trap, the chaplain ut;
tered q prayer. and then soldier quickly tied
ELBOWS and ankles and pulled cap
TT Is coming now-good-by to all-it will
soon be over"
They had to cut rope underneath to spring
the trap. My sense of hearing was 80 acute that
located the man who stood with an axe ready
to do this service at given signal, and heard
him whisper to himself:
why, In Gods name, do they keep the man
50 long in suspensef"
"Then began to count one-two-three. and
80 on. and had got up to nine. when heard a
shouting not far away. and mingled with 1t the
sounds Of horses coming at a gallop.
Don't cut that ropeW commanded the Of
flcer in charge and said to myself:
Something has gone wrong and there Will
be q further delay. Perhaps am to be shot.
That would be an easier way to die"
There was some loud talk around me, two or
three people came up the ladder to the plat
form. and directly a hand pulled the cap of my
head and voice said
CAPTAIN. there Is some terrible mistake
hero. This Is Roberts. one OF my scouts.
But you did not know him last night?"
know him now, and you will release him
at once"
It was Gen. -. As he awoke from his
drunken sleep at an early hour dim remem,
brance OF the message crept into his mind. and
he rolled out OF bed and found the inquiry sent
by the court martial. He could not remember
what word he had sent in reply. but he jumped
into his clothes and then into the saddle, and
he came just In time to prevent military muir.
der. What was the effect Of this close call :?
Well. went to the hospital for two weeks with
fever, and 1t was full month before I was
positively certain Of my identity.